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ss6th Grade Data Displays Chapter Questions
ss6th Grade Data Displays Chapter Questions
ss6th Grade Data Displays Chapter Questions
Chapter Problems
2) The following are times that it took children in gym class to run a mile. Organize this data into
a frequency table and create a histogram.
7:23 8:02 10:04
7:05 7:50 9:24
6:59 9:01 8:34
7:25 8:55 6:39
7:55 11:01 9:28
8:02 9:54 8:24
Homework
6) The following is test scores from a math test. Organize these scores into a frequency table and
create a histogram.
78 97 49
99 67 47
97 84 79
87 86 51
97 89 87
84 79 75
97 84 83
7) The following is temperatures in New Jersey in August. Organize them into a frequency table
and create a histogram.
100 102 105
97 95 101
89 88 90
99 95 93
89 89 96
102 91 99
98 92 103
108 98 92
9)
a. How many students scored in the
70’s?
10) Create a histogram and a frequency table for the following data.
Test Scores
92 97 98
97 85 83
97 85 84
76 79 89
99 84 86
77 51 89
83 97 92
78 85 89
Box-and-Whisker Plots
Classwork
11) Use the box-and-whisker plot to find the following:
a. Median
15) The price of tablets in dollars at Laptop World and PC Mall are shown in the box-and-whisker
plots below.
Laptop World
PC Mall
Homework
16) Use the box-and-whisker plot to find the following:
a. Median
b. Minimum
c. Maximum
d. Range
e. Lower Quartile
f. Upper Quartile
g. Interquartile Range
Wolverines
Dot Plots
Classwork
Make a dot plot for each set of data.
21) 1, 5, 6, 3, 3, 8, 4, 5, 6
22) 130, 160, 140, 180, 160, 160
23) 32, 35, 32, 32, 31, 36, 38, 38, 39
Homework
Make a dot plot for each set of data.
33) 30, 25, 60, 45, 60, 25, 45
34) 2, 6, 5, 8, 6, 6, 3, 1, 1, 9, 4
35) 82, 86, 85, 95, 84, 96, 95, 84
48) Would the mean or the median represent the data more appropriately in this data set? Why?
49) Is the mean or the median greater? Why?
50) What do you notice about the town populations in the upper half of the data?
Homework
Use the histogram below to answer the following questions. Explain your answers.
Use the box-and-whisker plot to answer the following questions. Explain your answers.
Boxes of Cookies Sold (Per Student)
1. Use the frequency table to determine the number of people that had at least 40 hours of sleep
in a work week. Hours of sleep during a work week
a. 3 b. 4 c. 7 d. 16
16
14
12
10
Number of
8
Classmates 6
4
2
0
Poodle Collie Springer Yorkie German Terrier Mixed
Shepard
2. Use the histogram above to determine the total number of dogs that are owned by classmates.
a. 15 b. 60 c. 65 d. 70
3. Use the box and whisker plot to determine the false statement.
Number
Of
Students
a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 7
a. 13
b. 14
c. 15
d. 16
20, 21, 23, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 23, 24, 21, 20, 22, 25, 27, 29
86 89 68
100 79 68
87 88 89
90 80 68
68 98 88
b. Explain the five values identified on the Box and Whisker Plot.
c. Use the given data to create one other type of graph learned in this
unit.
10. The following data set lists the average daily temperatures for ten days in October.
Test Grades
10
8
6
4
2
0
61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100
3) Walk Times
5
4
3
2
1
0
10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69
5) Test Scores
Scores Tally Frequency
41-50 1
51-60 0
61-70 3
71-80 6
81-90 7
91-100 7
Test Scores
10
8
6
4
2
0
41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100
6) Test Scores
Scores Tally Frequency
40-49 2
50-59 1
60-69 1
70-79 4
80-89 8
90-99 5
Test Scores
10
8
6
4
2
0
40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99
August Temperatures in NJ
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
86-90 91-95 96-100 101-105 106-110
8) Walk Times
5
4
3
2
1
0
10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69
9)
a. 4 b. 3 c. 2
10) Test Scores
Scores Tally Frequency
50-59 1
60-69 0
70-79 4
80-89 11
90-99 8
Test Scores
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
13) Minimum: 46
Q1: 68
Q2: 79
Q3: 86
Maximum: 100
14) Minimum: 5
Q1: 12
Q2: 25
Q3: 50
Maximum: 78
15)
a. 25%
b. 75%
c. Answers will vary. The price of tablets is generally cheaper at Laptop World.
16)
a. 77
b. 62
c. 95
d. 33
e. 69
f. 85
g. 16
17) Minimum: 30
Q1: 33
Q2: 48
Q3: 55
Maximum: 57
19) Minimum: 3
Q1: 7
Q2: 14
Q3: 26.5
Maximum: 33
20)
a. 75%
b. 50%
c. Answers will vary. The Wolverines have a larger range of heights than the Owls.
21)
x x x
x x x x x x
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
22)
x
x
x x x x
23)
x
x x
x x x x x x
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
24) 8
25) 0
33)
x x x
x x x x
25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60
34)
x
x x
x x x x x x x x
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
35)
x x
x x x x x x
80 82 84 86 88 90 92 94 96 98
36) 91
37) 88
38) 98
39) 89
40) 95
41) 6
42) 33%
43) 89%
44) 92.2%
45) B, C
46) Yes, Median
47) Answers will vary. The data ranges from 30-99. The lower grades bring down the mean. If the
30 grade was removed from the data set, the mean would be closer to the median.
48) Mean
49) Mean
50) Answers will vary. The upper half of the data has a higher range of data values than the lower
half.
51) A, B, C
52) Yes, Median
GRADES
6
5
5
4
4
3
GRADES
2
2
1
0
0
50 - 59 60-69 70-79 80-89
7.
8.
X
X X X X X X
X X X X X X X X X
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
2.5
1.5
0.5
0
40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79
c. Answers will vary. Most of the temperatures were concentrated between 40-69 degrees.